KERALA · 1971

19 seats

Seats19

Electors1.02 Cr

Votes polled65.93 L

Median turnout64.2%

Party standings

19 seats · majority 10

Indian National Congress 6 of 19 seats · 31.6% 4 short of a majority

Indian National Congress 6

Communist Party Of India 3

Kerala Congress 3

Revolutionary Socialist Party 2

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 2

Muslim Leage 2

Independent 1

by constituency number

#	Constituency	Winner	Party	Votes	Margin	Margin %	Turnout
148	Kasargod	Ramachandran Kadannappalli	INC	415,761	28,404	6.8	71.8
149	Tellicherry	C. K. Chandrappan	CPI	400,335	39,824	9.9	71.1
150	Badagara	K. P. Unnikrishnan	INC	380,037	57,804	15.2	67.1
151	Kozhikode	Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait	ML	367,454	72,076	19.6	61.7
152	Manjeri	Muhammad Ismail Sahib	ML	256,834	119,837	46.7	45.8
153	PonnaniSC	M. K. Krishnan	CPIM	302,569	11,923	3.9	57.2
154	Palghat	A. K. Gopalan	CPIM	341,486	52,266	15.3	60.5
155	Trichur	C. Janardhanan	CPI	392,382	20,324	5.2	71.7
156	Mukundapuram	A. C. George	INC	375,929	72,610	19.3	71.3
157	Ernakulam	Henry Austin	INC	382,724	22,670	5.9	71.7
158	Muvattpuzha	C. M. Stephen	INC	321,367	38,137	11.9	64.2
159	Peermade	M. M. Joseph	KC	269,222	74,624	27.7	51.0
160	Kottayam	Varkey George	KC	330,399	26,015	7.9	67.3
161	Ambalapuzha	K. Balakrishnan	RSP	408,735	25,918	6.3	77.5
162	Mavelikara	R. Balakrishna Pillai	KC	381,567	55,527	14.6	74.2
163	AdoorSC	K. Bhargavi	CPI	312,726	108,897	34.8	61.4
164	Quilon	N. Sreekantan Nair	RSP	314,953	112,384	35.7	58.0
165	Chirayinkil	Vayalar Ravi	INC	320,083	49,272	15.4	63.7
166	Trivandrum	V. K. Krishna Menon	IND	318,883	24,127	7.6	59.8